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MIFF

by Joe Bendik

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Hal Hinderliter Much anticipated return of the King of Anti-Folk! Kicks ass in every conceivable dimension. Favorite track: I'D LOVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE EXISTENTIAL THINGS.
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1.
FOOTNOTE 02:43
DON’T WANNA BE A FOOTNOTE JUST SOMETHING FROM A QUOTE NO REAL MENTION IN THE HISTORY BOOKS SUCH A BAD NASTY FEELING TO BE OVERLOOKED MAKING ME A FOOTNOTE FOOTNOTE FOOTNOTE THOUGHT I’D PUT IN MY TIME BUT I WAS WRONG SPENT ALL MY TIME TRYING TO WRITE A DAMN SONG GONNA START AN ANTI JUG BAND (1) PLAY IN THE STREET HOPE THAT I’LL GET A SHOUT IN SOMEONE’S TWEET MAKING ME A FOOTNOTE FOOTNOTE FOOTNOTE CUT OFF, CUT UP AND CUT DOWN LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE JUST TO BE AROUND KEEPING ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW SHOOTING LIKE A BROKEN ARROW NEVER BEEN A JUNKIE, NEVER BEEN A WHORE SOME PEOPLE CALL ME AN OUTRIGHT BORE CAN’T DO PUNK CAN’T PLAY HARDCORE EVERY TIME I THINK I’M DONE, THEY ALWAYS WANT MORE MY WIFE SHE’S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND ANYMORE ALL THAT STOPPED SINCE SHE SLAMMED THE DOOR TURNED ME TO A FOOTNOTE A LITTLE BABY FOOTNOTE WOO I FEEL IRRELEVANT  IN A PLACE THAT BARELY IS EASY TO FIZZLE WHEN THERE’S HARDLY ANY FIZZ I’M NOT PALEFACE (2), I’M NOT LACH (3) I HAVE NO TROOPS TO DISPATCH I’M NOT HAMMEL, BUT I’VE BEEN ON TRIAL (4) HELL, I’M NOT EVEN ME AFTER AWHILE CUT OFF, CUT UP AND CUT DOWN LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE JUST TO BE AROUND KEEPING ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW SHOOTING WITH A BROKEN ARROW MAKING ME A FOOTNOTE FOOTNOTE FOOTNOTE DON’T WANNA BE A FOOTNOTE DON’T WANNA BE A FOOTNOTE BUT I’LL TAKE IT 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-folk 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleface_%28musician%29 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lach 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamell_on_Trial
2.
RONALD REAGON RONALD REAGON EVERYONE LOVES RONALD REAGON I’M NO FAN OF RONALD REAGON WOULDN’T SAY THE WORD WOULDN’T SAY THE WORD AIDS I WATCHED A BROTHER DIE IN 1988 RONALD REAGON RONALD REAGON HISTORY LOVES RONALD REAGON GREAT LEADER GREAT READER READER OF CUE CARDS READER OF INDEX CARDS NANCY REAGON I SAY NO RONALD REAGON THERE YOU GO AGAIN RONALD REAGON RONALD REAGON THE ONLY GOOD HE DID WAS TO GIVE DEAD KENNEDYS A CAREER THE ONLY GOOD HE DID WAS INSPIRING WORLD FEAR WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER RONALD REAGON WHAT AN ACTOR RONALD REAGON REST IN PEACE COULDN’T SAY THE WORD WOULDN’T SAY THE WORD AIDS I WATCHED A BROTHER DIE IN 1988
3.
I’D LOVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXISTENTIAL THINGS BUT LIFE GETS IN THE WAY WHERE DO WE GO WHEN WE’RE GONE I DON’T CARE AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE DON’T GO ANYWHERE NO TIME TO PONDER, NO TIME TO WANDER TIME EATS ME ALIVE AND I’M SCARED I’D LOVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXISTENTIAL THINGS BUT LIFE GETS IN THE WAY I WOKE UP TODAY JUST TO PAY MY BILL FOR SERVICES, I CAN’T CONNECT WHAT A TRAVESTY, NO ONE’S THERE TO HELP ME THEY SEND ME TO INDIA, THAT’S ALL THAT I GET I’D LOVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE EXISTENTIAL THINGS BUT LIFE GETS IN THE WAY I DEAL WITH EVERYDAY HEAR WHAT THEY SAY -HEY MY LIFE TRIED TO FIND ME IT’S SO FAR BEHIND ME CAN’T BE SATISFIED FEELINGS ARE FRIED -CAN’T HIDE IT’S LETTING ME DOWN, IT’S GETTING ME DO WORKERS CLIMBING MY FIRE ESCAPE I JUST WANNA GET OUT OF THIS STATE AND I DON’T WANNA BE LATE FOR RENT I’M BUDGETING EVERY CENT I’D LOVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXISTENTIAL THINGS BUT LIFE GETS IN THE WAY I COULD LET YOU GET ME DOWN BUT I’LL LAUGH INSTEAD AND YOU WON’T MATTER I WON’T FEEL ANY SADDER I COULD LET YOU GET ME DOWN BUT ONE DAY I’LL BE DEAD AND YOU WON’T MATTER I WON’T FEEL ANY SADDER
4.
(THE NON WORKING RICH AND THE NON WORKING POOR) MY LANDLORD GOT ARRESTED HE WAS FORCING PEOPLE OUT LETTING THINGS DISINTEGRATE MY LANDLORD’S GOING TO JAIL NOW WHO’S GONNA RUN MY PLACE? JUST WHO’S GONNA RUN THIS PLACE? (ALL I DO IS RUN IN PLACE) I JUST WANNA BE MIDDLE CLASS I USED TO BE MIDDLE CLASS BUT CLASS GOT CANCELLED WHEN I STARTED OUT I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE A STAR NOW I’D JUST LIKE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD A CAR HOUSEWIVES GETTING BONUSES JUST FOR BEING THERE WE HEAR THEM COMPLAINING AS WE WATCH THEM DO THEIR HAIR I JUST WANNA BE MIDDLE CLASS I USED TO BE MIDDLE CLASS BUT CLASS GOT CANCELLED (THE NON WORKING RICH AND THE NON WORKING POOR) NOW I LOVE JUSTIN, I REALLY DO I LOVE HIS MUSIC WHEN IT’S NEW BUT IF HE’S DRAINED BY TAKING PICS HE SHOULD MAKE A LIVING CARRYING BRICKS I JUST WANNA BE MIDDLE CLASS -3 MEALS A DAY -SAVE UP MY PAY I JUST WANNA BE MIDDLE CLASS -GOTTA MAKE ENOUGH-SO I CAN SAVE UP I USED TO BE MIDDLE CLASS BUT CLASS GOT CANCELLED (THE NON WORKING RICH AND THE NON WORKING POOR)
5.
JUSTINE MADE A TWEET BEFORE SHE TOOK HER FLIGHT HER FLIGHT TO AFRICA SHE SAID ‘SHE HOPE SHE DON’T GET AIDS ‘CAUSE SHE'S GOING TO AFRICA GOING TO AFRICA SHE’S GOING TO AFRICA AND SHE'S WHITE’ JUSTINE MADE A TWEET BUT SHE WAS JOKING JUSTINE WAS JOKING BUT IT WAS NO JOKE SHE MADE A BAD JOKE NOW WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? JUSTINE MADE A TWEET SOMEONE SENT IT OUT TO GAWKER IT EXPLODED FROM THERE JUSTINE IS A GONER JUSTINE IS A GONER JUSTINE MADE A TWEET AND SHE TOOK THE HEAT AND SHE TOOK THE HEAT JUSTINE MADE A TWEET SHE MADE A BAD JOKE NOW WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? JUSTINE MADE A TWEET
6.
STAY AWAY FROM POISON PEOPLE WE ARE THE POISON PEOPLE KEEP YOU THERE FOR THEIR AMUSEMENT TO WATCH IT GO TOO FAR SHACKLE YOU WITH SACCHARINE TRUST AS YOU LOSE WHO YOU ARE HERE COMES THE POISON PEOPLE WE ARE THE POISON PEOPLE HERE THEY COME THEY COME TO MOCK YOU THEY GLIMMER WHILE THEY GRIN AND THEY WANNA PUT YOU DOWN IN THE HOLE THAT THEY ARE IN PUT YOU DOWN IN THE HOLE PUT YOU DOWN HERE COMES THE POISON PEOPLE BUILD YOU UP WHEN NO ONE’S EVEN LEFT TO BRING YOU DOWN IT’S BETTER TO HAVE NONE OF THESE POISON PEOPLE AROUND GOTTA KISS ASS TO THE ASSHOLES JUST TO STAY AFLOAT WHO HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE ABOVE YOU AND RAM IT DOWN YOUR THROAT RAM IT DOWN DOWN YOUR THROAT RAM IT DOWN BUILD YOU UP WHEN NO ONE’S EVEN LEFT TO BRING YOU DOWN IT’S BETTER TO HAVE NONE OF THESE POISON PEOPLE AROUND COME AROUND THEY COME AROUND COME AROUND
7.
I THREW OUT DAVE STEWART ONCE WHEN I WORKED ON MUSIC ROW THEN BO DIDDLEY CAME IN ON A SATURDAY MORNING AND GAVE US ALL A SHOW DAVE ANNOYED WITH HIS NYLON STRING DISTORTED MARSHAL SOUND WHY COULDN’T BO DIDDLEY JUST STICK AROUND? BO BOUGHT SOMETHING THERE JUST SO YOU KNOW HE BOUGHT IT ON 48TH STREET MUSIC ROW GOTTA GO GOTTA GO 48TH ST MUSIC ROW ONE DAY I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO LUNCH AND LIGHT A CIGARETTE SHE WALKED IN AS I WAS WALKING OUT -TIME STOOD STILL, OUR EYES MET THINGS LIKE THAT THEY JUST DON’T HAPPEN ANYMORE WHO COULD EVER FALL IN LOVE IN A MUSIC STORE? BUT IT HAPPENED THERE AND THEN YOU KNOW IT HAPPENED ON 48TH STREET MUSIC ROW I WAS IN MID TOWN THE OTHER DAY THERE WERE SOME BILLS THAT I HAD TO PAY I WALKED ON 48TH AND BROADWAY NOW THERE’S A ROW OF BANKS AND LUXURY WHAT HAPPENED THERE I’LL NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO 48TH STREET MUSIC ROW?
8.
I DON’T WANNA JUMP IN YOUR GAME IF I DON’T PLAY OR PLAY IT’S THE SAME I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU’VE DONE AND KEEPING ME UNDER THE GUN I KNOW WE’RE ALL JUST ONE FLAME BUT I DON’T WANNA JUMP IN YOUR GAME I’M NOT GONNA JUMP IN YOUR GAME THERE’S NOTHING THAT I WANT TO GAIN NOTHING THAT I’D WANT TO OWN I NEVER COULD LIVE ON A THROAN THERE’S NO NEED FOR STAKING A LONE CLAIM I DON’T WANNA JUMP IN YOUR GAME I DON’T WANNA JUMP IN YOUR GAME OR FILL UP YOUR LIFE WITH MY PAIN WHEN YOU’VE GOT ENOUGH BY YOURSELF YOU DON’T NEED MY KIND OF HELP NO DOUBT THIS SHIT IS INSANE I DON’T WANNA JUMP IN YOUR GAME
9.
GOT MY RIDICULOUS POUT MY PUNK ROCK POUT MY NEW YORK POUT CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT AGING AND RAGING ENGAGING THE STAGING  RIDICULOUS POUT I GOT MY RIDICULOUS POUT MY PUNK ROCK POUT MY NEW YORK POUT CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT OVER 50 OVER 50 OVER 50 HITTING 60 RIDICULOUS POUT LET’S GO TO OTTO’S SHRUNKEN HEAD LET’S PRETEND WE’RE NOT DEAD RIDICULOUS POUT GOT MY RIDICULOUS POUT MY NEW YORK POUT MY RUNWAY POUT MY PUNK ROCK POUT OVER 50 OVER 50 OVER 50 HITTING 60 RIDICULOUS POUT LET'S TAKE SOME PICS FOR ALL THE HICKS IN THE STICKS TO DROOL OVER I'LL POST MY GIG PUT ON MY WIG AND SING "DON'T BE CRUEL" OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER RIDICULOUS POUT PUT ON MY LEOPARD SKIN TIGHTS BABY LET'S ROCK IT ALL NIGHT PUT ON MY LEOPARD SKIN TIGHTS BABY LET'S ROCK IT BABY LET'S ROCK IT ALL NIGHT
10.
WORRY 03:00
DON’T CALL ME A HATER WHEN I HATE WHAT YOU DO THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT I HATE YOU YOU’RE IN YOUR OWN WIND STEEP IN THE STEAM DRENCHING YOUR SOUL ALONG WITH ME DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME YOU WORRY ABOUT YOU I WORRY ABOUT ME YOU WORRY ABOUT YOU SHARP DRESSED MAN LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER KEEPS ME IN HIS SIGHT HE GIVES ME A STARE WITH A BUN IN HIS HAIR BUT I DON’T LOOK GOOD IN LIGHT SORRY IF YOU’RE CONCERNED ABOUT MY APPROPRIATION IT’S JUST MY WAY OF SHOWING OFF MY APPRECIATION DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME YOU WORRY ABOUT YOU I WORRY ABOUT ME YOU WORRY ABOUT YOU CAN’T GET A COCKATOO TO SING ON CUE SHE JUST WON’T DO IT, IT DON’T MATTER FOR WHO JUST DODGES BULLETS , TURNS IT INTO STYLE SHAKES IT BACK AND WAITS FOR THE NEXT ONE WITH A SMILE SHE’S NOT WORRYING ABOUT YOU YOU WORRY ABOUT YOU I WORRY ABOUT ME YOU WORRY ABOUT YOU
11.
MOVE 04:30
dowhatchadowhenyouknowwhatyou’redoing I GOTTA MOVE GOTTA MOVE MOVE ON MOVE ON GOTTA MOVE AWAY SOMEDAY FORCE FED IN BED GOTTA MOVE FORCE FED THEN YOU’LL BE DEAD YOU GOTTA MOVE dowhatchado I GOTTA MOVE gowhereyougowhenyouknowwhereyou’regoing you go YOU GOTTA MOVE I GOTTA MOVE MOVE ON MOVE ON

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Recorded June through August 2016

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released August 10, 2016

All music written, played, sung and recorded by Joe Bendik

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Joe Bendik New York, New York

Longtime East Village NYC Rock Musician, Performer, Songwriter & Producer since 1986.
Pittsburgh Post Punk/Hardcore from (1979-1985). Other works include soundtracks and scoring.

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